Building A Better Financial Assistance Program
We’re Experts In Financial Assistance
Our goal is to make it easier for both patients and hospitals to navigate financial assistance programs. We act as a trusted partner to our hospital clients, taking a collaborative approach to help them fulfill their missions as organizations serving their communities. We make offering assistance simple for hospitals in accordance with their policies, and provide guidance and oversight to help maintain their tax-exempt status. We leverage our expertise to drive efficiencies that uncover new revenue opportunities while ensuring patients understand and can easily access available financial options.
We support non-profit hospitals that are dedicated to helping patients receive quality care, regardless of their ability to pay. Our financial assistance solutions enable hospitals to become more efficient, and even more profitable, while providing an optimal experience for their patients.
We help hospitals provide patients with an easy-to-use, online option to see if they qualify for assistance and navigate their financial options. We understand the complexities of financial assistance programs that exist today and are dedicated to designing better processes and procedures for tomorrow. Our deep industry knowledge also enables us to act as a strategic advisor to hospitals, helping them design and implement better financial assistance programs, and provide consulting and support services to ensure ongoing success for both patients and hospitals.
Our team of experts has years of experience in hospital billing, finance, and revenue cycle. We act in your best interest to help resolve inefficiencies and uncover opportunities for revenue.
In partnership with our clients, we support the health and wellness of patients, their families, and the community.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to make financial assistance easy and accessible at every non-profit hospital in America.
Our Leadership
Nick McLaughlin is the Founder and CEO of Breez Health, a member of the Goodroot community of companies, dedicated to furthering the mission of delivering more accessible, patient-friendly financial assistance programs for hospitals across the US.
After identifying a critical need in the hospital industry that greatly impacts care affordability for patients, Nick developed a financial assistance technology platform and service solutions that streamline financial assistance applications and processes for patients and hospital billing departments.
In his role as CEO of Breez Health, Nick is furthering the development of his technology solution and scaling his team of financial assistance and customer support experts. By partnering with the hospital community to ensure optimization of charity care programs he has maximized revenue opportunities, and affordable care to patients regardless of their ability to pay.
With over 12 years of experience working in hospital billing and revenue cycle, Nick has a deep understanding of the challenges facing hospitals and their patients. Early in his career, Nick was instrumental in helping hospitals craft financial assistance policies that met federal and state requirements like 501(r). Now, he works to bring a more patient-friendly approach to financial assistance that enables greater access and education to the patients while also alleviating the administrative burden for hospitals.
Nick is known throughout the industry for his passion, insights, and innovative ideas for delivering affordable healthcare.
Nick founded HFA in 2021, which was rebranded as Breez Health in 2022 after joining the Goodroot community of companies.
Becky Funk
Executive Vice President of Sales, Breez
With over 25 years of experience in healthcare and technology sales, Becky Funk brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to her role as Breez Health’s Executive Vice President of Sales. She’s seen all sides of the healthcare industry, making her the perfect fit to partner with hospitals across the country to streamline their hospital financial assistance programs—supporting each hospital’s bottom line while enabling them to provide high-quality care to even more patients!
Prior to joining Breez, Becky’s experience spans multiple companies in the healthcare revenue cycle market, including McKesson Health Technologies, Experian Health, AccuReg and more. As a proud member of the healthcare community, she has been an active member in the HFMA, NAHAM, AAHAM and HIMSS hospital associations for her entire career.
Becky is passionate about connecting people with the help and resources they need to maintain affordable access to care and is excited to continue this work at Breez Health.
Working Together to Create Change
